February 20, 2020
By Harrison Wall, PRTM Communications Intern Ellerslie McCue is a senior Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management major with an emphasis in travel and tourism at Clemson University. She also runs her own leather business, Highway Sailor, where she makes hair-on cowhide, leather and tooled bags, totes, coozies and other products. Ellerslie has a true passion […]
February 16, 2020
By Natalie Googer, Clemson University Junior and CEPA representative responsible for the career fair. Taylor Stewart is a senior PRTM major at Clemson University, with a concentration of Travel and Tourism. She attended the career fair last year and the connections she made helped her get a job as a fitness instructor at The Cliffs. […]
February 12, 2020
Emily Whitaker Poetz, a mother of three in Clemson, South Carolina, is among millions of parents dusting off their lawn chairs and preparing to enroll their children in sports programs in their community this spring. About 71.8% of youth between the ages of 6 and 12 participated in youth sports programs in 2018. Poetz says […]
February 10, 2020
Grace Graves credits a career fair, and one of her Clemson professors, for helping her find her first job in the hotel and service industry. Grace graduated from Clemson University in 2017 as part of the first cohort with departmental honors for her major in parks, recreation and tourism management (PRTM). Although she had a […]
February 7, 2020
By Harrison Wall, PRTM Communications Intern Going to the CEPA/PRTM career fair on February 17? Here are some tips to help you get the most from the experience. Research companies that interest you Before the career fair, you should select companies that they are interested in speaking with and do a little research on that […]
February 6, 2020
When Ron Walker was first offered the job of National Park Service (NPS) Director in 1973, he turned it down. A former chief advance man to President Nixon, Walker had traveled across the country and around the globe, making sure everything was in place before a presidential visit. He had no experience with national parks […]
February 3, 2020
By Devin Orr, Study Abroad Intern As college students, many of us are used to having to figure most things out on our own. That can make it a huge undertaking when you’re trying to find a study abroad program. Luckily though, there are many on-campus resources and people who are more than happy to […]